Conjoined twins successfully separated in rare surgery

Thirteen-month-old conjoined twins were successfully separated Friday after sixteen hours of surgery at a New York hospital, according to the twins' mother.

Nicole McDonald posted on Facebook early Friday, that the surgery was successful, but that her boys, Jadon and Anias, are still far from in the clear.

“I should feel so happy,” McDonald said in the post. “TWO SEPARATE BABIES!!!...and yet I ache with the uncertainty of the future. I didn't cry until the surgeon's left the room. I was barely able to even utter the words 'thank you' because of the pit that still sits heavy in my stomach. We are standing on the brink of a vast unknown."

She later posted an update saying the boys were together again in the recovery room.

“So we just took a huge leap of faith, but now we are back to taking baby steps,” Nicole said. “In fact, I'm pretty sure I'm still frozen in space and time...in the smiles of yesterday morning. I'll be hanging out there until I see those smiles again."